Double Aisled Barn To North West Of Kirklees Priory Gatehouse

BRIGHOUSE KIRKLEES PARK SE 12 SE Home Farm Building No.1 4/126 Double-aisled barn to 3.1.67 north-west of Kirklees Priory Gatehouse

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Long double-aisled barn with cross-wings built onto both ends. Barn, C15 timber frame at present of 6 bays. One of the farm building of the Priory. It may always have been stone walled, but has been re-built. Cross-wings c.1620 with late C19 alteration to right hand to form Farmhouse. Hammer-dressed stone, ashlar dressings, stone slate roof. Square headed barn entry, opposite entrance covered by added gable porch, C17. king post trusses with tall king post, arched braces to post and arcade plate. High collar indicates a hip at southern end. External wall of eastern aisle refaced in C19. Gabled wing to 1 right hand end was originally dovecote. Built on to eastern end of barn is a 2½ storey range providing stabling on the ground floor, hay loft on 1st floor with accommodation on 2nd floor, dated 1620 on hoodmould label stop. Coped gable with kneelers, quoins. Hoodmould continues over ground floor windows. Doorway with composite jambs and Tudor arched lintel with spandrels. Chamfered mullioned window of 5 lights, mullions close together. Over is pitching hole with composite jambs and 4 centred arch with 2-light attic window. Return wall has long 3 bay range with mullioned windows closely set of 5 and 6 lights to 1st 2 floors. Top floor has two 2-light wider set mullions probably glazed originally for stable boys accommodation. West gable has mullioned windows of 5 lights to first 2 floors and 6 lights to top floor.

Listing NGR: SE1742722122